Talansky's tenacity on show in Tour Stage 11

Talansky's tenacity on show in Tour Stage 11

By JAMEY KEATEN
Associated Press

OYONNAX, France — Sitting on a roadside guard rail, wincing and rubbing his lower back, Andrew Talansky looked ready to quit the Tour de France in the middle of Stage 11. The Tour's Web site and French TV commentators said his race was over. So did some English-language Twitterati.